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Mariah Carey faces £16-million lawsuit over All I Want For Christmas Is You

Mariah Carey is being sued for 20 million dollars (£16 million) for copyright infringement over her hit song All I Want For Christmas Is You. The singer and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff are both named in the lawsuit, which is being brought by ...

04 Jun 2022 at 12:54

Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You ‘coincidentally similar to song by another artist’

Ed Sheeran’s hit Shape Of You is “coincidentally similar” and has “distinctive differences” to a song by another artist he is accused of copying, a music expert has told a copyright trial. American forensic musicologist Anthony Ricigliano ...

16 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Ed Sheeran a magpie who borrows ideas for his music, High Court told

Ed Sheeran is a “magpie” who allegedly “borrows” ideas from other artists to use in his songs, the High Court has heard in a copyright trial over his hit Shape Of You. The singer is involved in a legal battle with two songwriters who ...

04 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Entertainment

US lawsuit filed against tequila brand associated with Kendall Jenner

Lawyers in the US have filed a scathing copyright lawsuit against a tequila brand associated with reality star Kendall Jenner. The lawsuit claims that similarities between 818 Tequila and Texas-based Tequila 512 are “so striking” ...

18 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Ed Sheeran: High Court battle was about ‘standing up for what was right’

Ed Sheeran has said he and his Shape Of You co-writers went to court to “stand up for what we thought was right” as he spoke for the first time after winning a High Court copyright battle over the song. The singer, Snow Patrol’s ...

08 Apr 2022 at 10:25

Ed Sheeran’s co-writer John McDaid says there are ‘obvious holes in the system’

Snow Patrol’s John McDaid has said there are “obvious holes in the system” after winning a lengthy High Court copyright battle alongside Ed Sheeran for the song Shape Of You. McDaid, who co-wrote the 2017 hit with Sheeran, said ...

09 Apr 2022 at 01:55

Ed Sheeran wins High Court copyright battle over Shape Of You hit

Ed Sheeran’s 2017 hit Shape Of You does not infringe another artist’s copyright, a High Court judge has ruled. At a trial last month, the singer and his Shape Of You co-writers, Snow Patrol’s John McDaid and producer Steven ...

06 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Ed Sheeran details mental health toll of ‘baseless’ Shape Of You copyright case

Ed Sheeran has detailed the toll his recent copyright case has taken on his mental health, as well as the creative cost of the legal battle, as he called for the end of “baseless claims”. The singer and his Shape Of You ...

06 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Ed Sheeran condemns ‘damaging’ culture of legal claims after copyright victory

Ed Sheeran has hit out at a “damaging” culture of “unwarranted” legal claims against songwriters after winning a High Court copyright battle over his track Shape Of You. The singer said legal challenges are “way too ...

06 Apr 2022 at 13:25

News

Competition watchdog launches probe into music streaming market

The UK’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into music streaming. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will be asking if the market is “working well for music lovers”, as part of a study ...

27 Jan 2022 at 09:25

Taylor Swift appeals US court decision following allegations she stole song lyrics

Taylor Swift has appealed against a decision by a US judge to allow a trial to go ahead, following allegations she stole lyrics included in her hit song Shake It Off. Lawyers for the multi-award winning ...

29 Dec 2021 at 06:55

Taylor Swift to appeal against court decision after allegations she stole lyrics

Taylor Swift has appealed against a decision by a US judge to allow a trial to go ahead, following allegations she stole lyrics included in her hit song Shake It Off. Lawyers for the multi-award ...

29 Dec 2021 at 08:55

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